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Tuning Reactivity of Platinum(II) Complexes

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Table <strong>of</strong> contents<br />

Acknowledgements…………………………………………………………………………………………………….i<br />

List <strong>of</strong> figures ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………iii<br />

List <strong>of</strong> tables……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….x<br />

List <strong>of</strong> commonly used abbreviations ……………………………………………………………………….xiii<br />

Publications and conference contributions………………………………………………………………...xv<br />

Chapter One<br />

1.0 Introduction………………………………………………………………………………………………………..1<br />

1.1 Cancer disease……………………………………………………………………………………………………..1<br />

1.2 Cancer Treatment………………………………………………………………………………………………...1<br />

1.2.1 Chemotherapy………………………………………………………………………………………..2<br />

1.3 <strong>Platinum</strong> chemistry………………………………………………………………………………………………2<br />

1.3.1 <strong>Platinum</strong>-Based Anticancer Drugs……………………………………………………………3<br />

1.3.2 Cisplatin…………………………………………………………………………………………………4<br />

1.3.2.1 Mechanism <strong>of</strong> Action …………………………………………………………………………….4<br />

1.3.2.2 Cellular Uptake…………………………………………………………………………………….5<br />

1.3.2.3 Hydrolysis……………………………………………………………………………………………5<br />

1.3.2.4 DNA adducts and Cell Response…………………………………………………………….6<br />

1.3.2.5 Cisplatin Resistance………………………………………………………………………………8<br />

1.3.2.6 Competition between N– and S–Donor Nucleophiles………………………………8<br />

1.3.3 New and “Non-classical” platinum complexes…………………………………………10<br />

1.3.3.1 Second generation Cisplatin Analogues………………………………………………..10<br />

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